“Where are you really from?” is a loaded question for children of immigrants. Part reflection, part storytelling, “Born And Raised” digs into our experiences and connections with identity, family, and culture.
18 Available Episodes (18 Total)Average duration: 00:19:14
Mar 11, 2021
Home: Kitchen
00:17:08
Did your family use the dishwasher growing up? Samantha Lui and Alisha talk about why using the kitchen appliance feels like “a treat.”
Mar 11, 2021
Home: Living Room
00:19:20
Al’s visit to Chinatown’s “living room,” involves mahjong, red date tea, a renoviction, and a chat with Hannia Cheng about the art of unravelling.
Mar 11, 2021
Home: Full House
00:12:30
When the pandemic hits, Alisha’s grandmother finds her groove; her brother and mother reflect on intergenerational differences; and our host breathes, as deep as she can.
Oct 30, 2020
Home: Halloween Special
00:23:39
Ahead of season three, our podcast reanimates with a Halloween special! In this spooktacular episode: Al digs into Filipino folklore with fellow podcaster Motzie Dapul and cartoonist Jason Loo shares what it's like to live in an intergenerational house ... that's also haunted.
Mar 13, 2020
Love: Hot Docs Live Episode (Ft. Anasimone George)
00:17:49
Al and Alisha return for a sex-themed special with guest Anasimone George, recorded live in November for Hot Docs Podcast Festival's "Sounds of the Six."
Oct 27, 2019
Love: Missing You
00:30:50
The podcast ends its six-part series with stories reflecting on love, immigration, and loss: a bus route heads towards a timeless romance, the pain of distance after coming out, and how a mother’s holiday cheer lives on.
Oct 20, 2019
Love: Parenthood
00:26:48
A mom gives us an earful on bonding, the team digs deep into a forgotten Polish lullaby, and a baby heals family rifts.
Oct 13, 2019
Love: Self-Love
00:28:40
The hosts struggle with whether they really love themselves. Josephine grapples with the idea that “Africans don’t get depressed.” Without having roots in culture or place, Kamini copes by drinking— until they’re forced to reckon with their addiction.
Oct 06, 2019
Love: Pier 21
00:22:51
Love stories from Canada’s version of Ellis Island. An Ontario steelmill worker writes a letter, postmarked to Italy and in hopes of finding his one true love. Alisha shares the story of her parents’ long-distance, personal-ad fuelled courtship. A war bride crosses the Atlantic to reunite with her soldier husband and live on his nation’s reserve.
Sep 29, 2019
Love: Sex
00:20:49
Tony makes some R-rated discoveries on the family computer, a sex therapist shares what really happens behind closed immigrant-family doors, and Mari debunks a virginity myth for their mom.
Mar 11 | 00:17:08
Home: Kitchen
Mar 11 | 00:19:20
Home: Living Room
Mar 11 | 00:12:30
Home: Full House
Oct 30 | 00:23:39
Home: Halloween Special
Mar 13 | 00:17:49
Love: Hot Docs Live Episode (Ft. Anasimone George)
Oct 27 | 00:30:50
Love: Missing You
Oct 20 | 00:26:48
Love: Parenthood
Oct 13 | 00:28:40
Love: Self-Love
Oct 06 | 00:22:51
Love: Pier 21
Sep 29 | 00:20:49
Love: Sex
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